勢
Forces
Meanings
Forces, Energy, Military Strength
On'yomi
せい、 ぜい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
いきお.い、 はずみ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
勢 is written in 13 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
勢 (Forces) is taught on WaniKani at level 22 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #260 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 13 strokes.
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